Mesenteric schwannoma.
Schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumor arising from the sheath of peripheral nerves. It occurs very rarely in the mesentery, where it is difficult to diagnose. Herein we describe a case in which contrast-enhanced CT and gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MR showed a locally enhanced well-defined tumor with a cystic component just anterior to the duodenum. These findings corresponded well to the resected specimen.
Murakami
R
R
Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, 1-7-1, Nagayama, Tama-city, Tokyo, 206, Japan.
Tajima
H
H
Kobayashi
Y
Y
Sugizaki
K
K
Ogura
J
J
Yamamoto
K
K
Kumazaki
T
T
Egami
K
K
Maeda
S
S
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA